Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2026-09-02

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Sep 2

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Receipts

78 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 143▼ 83 vs year ago 161 · −51.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 35, Bulls 19)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.86/cwt on 7 head, down $22.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.48 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$313.86

▼ 22.91 vs prior sale

7 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$51.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.80

vs VA average

−17.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	321.17	1,622	6thin
Medium and Large 2	500	270.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.17/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

313.86

—

VA average5 barns · 193 hd

337.66

−23.80

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−17.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−45.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.15, low $312.68, median $359.34 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Blackstone, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,647	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	350.27/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,039	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,292	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,444	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,038	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,180	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,423	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	321.17/cwt	321.00–322.00	1,622	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,906	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	332.92/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,288	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	341.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,430	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	320.94/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,358	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	483	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,386	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,485	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,548	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Blackstone, VA

Wed Sep 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 78Last week 143Year ago 161

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 35, Bulls 19)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	260.00–350.00	320.94
3	450–500	487	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	320.00–360.00	332.92
4	400–450	419	340.00–345.00	341.28
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	337.00	337.00
3	400–450	442	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	505	321.00–322.00	321.17
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
10	650–700	677	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	706	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	582	340.00–355.00	350.27
12	650–700	674	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	752	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	362.00	362.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.